{"id":102341,"date":"2016-05-05T21:04:34","date_gmt":"2016-05-05T21:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/05\/05\/i-your-friendly-neighborhood-librarian-absolve\/"},"modified":"2016-05-05T21:04:34","modified_gmt":"2016-05-05T21:04:34","slug":"i-your-friendly-neighborhood-librarian-absolve","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.merindab.com\/private\/2016\/05\/05\/i-your-friendly-neighborhood-librarian-absolve\/","title":{"rendered":"I, your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian absolve you from all literary sins and encourage you to go and read what you like on the platform of your choosing."},"content":{"rendered":"

murphysangel<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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penguinrandomhouse<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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spastasmagoria<\/a>:<\/p>\n

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Never feel guilty for reading fan fic at 3am. Everything is fanfic in the end. From fanfic you were made, to fanfic you shall return. <\/p>\n

Read that which has been panned by literary snobs. Read novels churned out by the dozen by authors with a dozen pseudonyms. <\/p>\n

Read your US and People. Flip through Popular Science just for the gadgets section. Read articles about the perfect chocolate chip cookie. <\/p>\n

Read books outside your comfort zone. Don\u2019t finish them if you don\u2019t want. It\u2019s the book\u2019s fault, not yours. <\/p>\n

Read in your comfort zone. Read a YA and romance and science if and fantasy. <\/p>\n

Skip over the boring bits. Read it because you heard about it from Oprah or because everyone else is reading it. <\/p>\n

Giggle yourself silly at something so poorly written and full of author wish fulfillment that you just can\u2019t stop reading it. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t listen to the keepers of taste and culture. Their reward comes every time they pat themselves on the back for their superior taste. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t listen to the academics that bemoan the downfall of society and learning. They have been doing that since Socrates\u2019 time. <\/p>\n

Don\u2019t listen to the tv presenters who insist you are not cultured if you haven\u2019t read from this list of books. <\/p>\n

Audio books count as reading. Ebooks count as reading. Fanfic of questionable quality counts as reading. Rereading books for the third time counts as reading. Reading to your child counts as reading. Reading from the back of the cereal box (and doing the puzzle) counts as reading. <\/p>\n

TL;DR: read what you want. Don\u2019t be ashamed. Never let someone try to make you feel bad for how or what you read and enjoy. Tell them that I, your Friendly Neighborhood Librarian have absolved you from your guilt and have given you special blessings. Go forth and read, my child.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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JUST READ IT!!<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

murphysangel: penguinrandomhouse: spastasmagoria: Never feel guilty for reading fan fic at 3am. Everything is fanfic in the end. From fanfic you were made, to fanfic you shall return. Read that which has been panned by literary snobs. Read novels churned out by the dozen by authors with a dozen pseudonyms. Read your US and People. … <\/p>\n

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